“Today, we mourn the loss of my life partner and my children’s father, David Wilson,” McCready said in a statement Jan. 14. “David was my soulmate; he was a caregiver and guiding hand to our sons, Zander and Zayne. He was a precious gift from God to all of us and, yesterday, he returned home and is now with his mother and father.”

According to the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office, the 34-year-old record producer died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead, the New York Daily News reports.